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# He went
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The word "he" refers to the younger son.
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# hired himself out to
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"took a job with" or "began to work for"
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# one of the citizens of that country
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"a man of that country"
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# to feed pigs
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"to give food to the man's pigs"
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# would gladly have eaten
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"wished very much that he could eat." It is understood that this is because he was very hungry. This could be stated. AT: "he was so hungry that he would have happily eaten" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-explicit]])
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# carob pods
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These are the husks of beans that grow on the carob tree. AT: "carob bean pods" or "bean husks" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/translate-unknown]])
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# translationWords
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* [[rc://en/tw/dict/bible/other/citizen]]
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* [[rc://en/tw/dict/bible/other/pig]] |